BKU, arthiyas hold demonstration, demand to start purchase of paddy crop

Bhartiya Kisan Union, along with office-bearers of Arthiya Association, held a demonstration in new grain market, Jagadhri, today. They demanded to start the purchase of paddy crop immediately.

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The BKU also gave a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini through Yamunanagar Deputy Commissioner Captain Manoj Kumar at the mini-secretariat here in support of their demand.

District president of the BKU Sanju Gundiana addressed farmers who held the demonstration. He said the paddy crop was ready for harvesting in fields and had also started arriving in grain markets of the state.

He added that the government had earlier issued a letter to start procurement from September 23, but issued a fresh letter mentioning that now the procurement would be started from October 1 in the grain markets of the state. He said that postponing the date of procurement, the government had cheated farmers.

“The government should start procurement of paddy immediately. Otherwise, the farmers shall be forced to take to streets to oppose the BJP government in the election,” said Sanju Gundiana.

On the occasion, District president of Arthiya Association Jagmal Singh Sherpur, Manish Kamboj, Sanjay Gupta, farmer leaders Mandeep Ror Chhappar, Sandeep Topra, Gurveer Singh, Harpal Singh Sudhal, Krishna Pal, Shiv Kumar Sandhala, Raj Kumar, Joginder Singh, Harbinder Cheema, Vishal Saini and Shivam Kumar were also present.